SLO County Elections 2016: Community service districts, school boards and more

For school board and community service district races across the county, many of the races are already decided, following a Wednesday deadline for candidates to file paperwork declaring their intention to run for public office.

In other races, not enough applicants filed to run for the open seats, meaning many of the existing boards will appoint future members. In still other races, more candidates filed than there are open seats, meaning voters will choose the winners in the Nov.8 general election.